Hammer mill feed grinder



April l, 1930. c. D. AMMON HAMMER MILL FEED GRINDER Filed June l, 1929 I1/Wenko@ Chas. D. Ammon atten/w13 5 grinders.

Patented Apt. 1, 1930 1 #UNITED s'ixrns APAT ina CHARLES D. AMMON, 0F LINCOLN, NEBRASKA HAMMER` MILL FEED calunnie Y Application led June 1. 1929. Serial No. 367,695.

f10 a` unitaryv assembly of all of the rotating parts o f the'mill, including not only the reel but the shaft, pulleys and collars.

' .Still another 'object which I have in view isg, the provision. of devices f or preventing '515 finely ground feed f rvompassing out through thev bearings. e u Y ","Having in view these` objects and others which willbe pointed out in the following descriptioml will now refer to the drawings,

"l '20 in which" Figure 1 isa median vertical sectional View through the reel, casing, bearings andV pulleys. i Figure y2 is a perspective view of the reel assembly in partly disassembled relation and 'i 25 of the shaft with the devices for preventingl ,finely ground material from passing out of the millthrough the bearings.

The reel vconsistsl of a pluralityrof platesl() spaced by means of washers 11and are held vtogether by ,means of connecting rods 12. .The platesare rectangular iny form and they are each provided with a plurality of apertures in perfectV symmetry with regard to both the'longitudinal and transverse aXes of the r plates. Each plate vhas a central Vaperture for the reception of thel shaft '13,' and surrounding thisaperture are four apertures 14 which are arrangedinthe form of the corners ofy a square land in symmetry with the central aperture. lThe apertures 14 are designed for receiving the connecting rods 12. The

washers 11 are provided with central aperturesfor receiving the shaft 13 and their eX- ternal diameter is slightly less than the diagreel isassembled by arranging the plates V1() in crisscross lrelation on the connecting rods 12 Awith vwashers y11v interposed between eachA two cQIlSecutiveplates. l

l V550 Thec vassembly ofthe yreel is'an easy matter onalydistance between twoapertures 14'. The.

because of the symmetry of the plates 10. The l workman merely picks up the plates 10 and threads them on to the rods 12 in crisscross relation.` Between each two plates he drops a washer' 11 which automatically centers .itself between the four connecting rods 12. The re'- sult is that in the assembled reel the central apertures of all of the plates 1() and of all of jthe washers 11 are in perfect alignment for receiving the shaft 13.`

The two walls of the mill casing are indi cated bythe numeral 15. My reel assembly is so designed that itmay be secured to a shaft passing through apertures in opposite Walls .15 0f` the mill casing without'necessitating any hinged or seam structure in the Walls to permit. assembly and disassembly. Secured to each of thewalls are two bearing members 16 and 17, these members being secured to the wall by means of rivets orother suitable i fastening devices 18. The bearing members 16 and l? both surround the shaft and leave an openV annular space for the ball housing 19. The collar 2O passes through one wallk 15 and through the bearing member 16 while the collar 21 passes through the bearing member 17. Both collars 2O and 21 are brought Y against the ball housing 19. The collarsl 20 and 21 arey eachprovided with central apertures having the same diameter as those vof the plates 10 and the washers 11.

The shaft 13 is smooth throughout except at its end portions which are screw threaded. In assemblingthe reel in the mill, the shaft 13 is passed through the pulleys 22 and 23',

through thesleeves 2O and 21 and through f the central aperture in the reel assembly. The

nuts 24 and 2,5 yare then tightenediwhich cre'-v ates a thrustfrom end to end on the two pulleys and onv the sleeves and von the reel assembly so that all of the rotatable portions of the mill constitute a single unit.

Considerable 'i difficulty `is Vencountered in 'millsof this type with the finely groundmaterial-*passing out through the lbearings of the drive'shaft. In order to overcome this difficulty, I provide means lfor enga'gingthe ourimmediately before it reaches the bear ings, the means being so designed as to throw the flour back into vthe mill.r 'Thesemeans radially, this movement being caused partly by centrifugal force and partly by the powf erful air currents moving in radial directions from the shaft. It is very difficult for this finel Ground material toV creen'in between the flange 26 and the wall 15 but the little flour that does creep in is immediately hurled outwardly so that it cannot reach the bear-V ings.

. From the foregoing description it will be Vapparent that the Areel assembly constitutes a firm unit and that it may be removed from the mill as a unit by simply withdrawing the shaft v15 after releasingthe nuts 2Ll,A and 25. T he reel assembly as a unit will then fall to the bottom of the mill Where it may be withdrawn through the opening provided for the removal of the ground feed. When the bolts on the connecting rods 13 are tightened, all of theV plates and washers are rmly anchored together. Y

The hammer mill type of mill is so well known that the features common to all mills of this type do not require extended descrip* tion. InV the present instance, the plates l0 are provided with apertures 27 which are symmetrically positioned in the en d portions of the plates. The hammers, not shown, are easily connected to the reel between adjoining plates by means of pivot pins passing through the aligned apertures 27.

' Having thus described my invention in such full,clear, and exact terms that its construction and operation will be readily understood by others skilled in the art to which pertains, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States l apertures, a plurality of rods connecting said plates and holding .them in fixed lrelation tov each other whereby said reel assembly will remain as a unit when the central Yshaft is withdrawn therefrom, and releasable means on said rods for holdingV saidrplates in clamped relation between the extremities vof said rods whereby said reel'assembly may be readily. assembled Vand disassembled.

V2. A reel assembly 'for'hammer mills inl. cluding a plurality of; plates arranged in crisscross relation and havingcentral shaft apertures, a plurality of rods connecting said plates, said rodsbeing each equi'distantly spaced from the central apertures of said plates and being'y also equidistantly spaced from each other, and releasable means on said rods for holding said plates in clampedrelation between the extremities of said rods f whereby said reel assembly may be'readily 3. A reel assembly for hammer mills in- 'V70 assembled and disassembled.

cluding a plurality ofl plates arranged in crisscross relationY an'dhaving central shaft apertures, a plurality of rods connecting all ofvsaid plates, said rods being arranged concentrically with respect to the central shaft apertures of said plates, releasable means on said rods'for holding said plates in clamped relation between the extremities of said rods whereby said reel assembly may be readily assembled and disassembled, and a plurality ofY circular spacing was-hers` between said plates. n

4. A reel assembly for hammer mills including a plurality of plates arrangedv in crisscross relation and having central shaft apertures, four rods .each .connecting all of iss said plates, said rods being each equidiS-tantly spaced from the central apertures of said plates and being also eqnidistantly spaced fromeach other, vreleasable means onsaid rods for holding said plates in clamped rela-l tion between Vthe' extremities of said frods l whereby said reel assembly maybe readily assembled and disassembled, and a plurality of spacing washers between s-aid plates, said washers having an externalV diameter sub-V stantially equal to the diagonal distances between said rods.

V5. In combination with a iinitary reel as-` sembly consisting of a plurality of plates secured Vtogether in crisscross and spaced apart,

relation, a drive shaft passing centrally through said reel assembly, said drive shaft adapted to be passed Vthrough bearings in opposite walls of the mill casing with the Vreel assembly positioned between the casing said reel assembly will rotate'asja unit with f said drive shaft. Q Y

V,6. In a. mill, a shaft having a bearing inxa wall of the mill casing, and anannulus surrounding saidV shaft and-rotatable therewith, Asaid annulus being positioned in proximityV to the inner surface of said casing wall and being spaced from both the reel assembly andV the casing wall ata distance Vsufficient for bothi surfaces thereof to exert centrifugal an unobstructed path.

" 7. In a mill, a shaft vhavingthereon alcolforce to drive the ground particlesthrough Y 41ers c iroV larrotatable therewith, said collar passing i through an aperture in a wall of thel mill casing, and an annular flange pro]ecting radially from the inner edge of said col'lar,said

flange being in close proximity to the inner surface of said casing Wall and being spaced from both the reel assembly and the casing Wall at a distance sufficient for both surfaces thereof to exert centrifugal force to drive the ground particles through an unobstructed ath. t

p 8. In a millya shaft having thereon a collar rotatable therewith, said collar passing through an aperture in a Wall ofthe mill casing, and an annular flange projecting radially from the inner edge of said collar, said {iange being in close proximity to the inner surface of said casing wall, said iiange being provided with radial ygrooves in both faces thereof. f

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

CHARLES D.- AMMON. 

